title: Two new species of oribatid mites of the genus Truncozetes (Acari, Oribatida, Epactozetidae) from Ecuador.
abstract: Two new oribatid mite species of the genus Truncozetes (Oribatida, Epactozetidae), Truncozetes ecuadoriensis sp. n. and Truncozetes monodactylus sp. n., are described from the Ecuadorian soils. The morphology of the gnathosoma and the legs is presented in detail for the first time for the species of Truncozetes. An identification key to all known species of the family Epactozetidae is given.
authors.affiliation: Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia.
authors.forename: Sergey G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ermilov
authors.forename: Dorothee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sandmann
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marian
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maraun
keywords: Ecuador; Epactozetidae; Oribatid mites; Truncozetes; key; new species